Improvement in railway-switches



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

JAMES T. GUTHRIE AND LOUIS PAUSCH, OF LEESBURG, OHIO..

IM PROVEMENT IN RAI LWAY-SWITCH ES.

Speciication forming part of Letters Patent No. 106,480, dated August 16, 1870.

To all rwhom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMEs T. GUTHRIE and LOUIS PAUSCH, both of Leesburg, Highland county, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Switches; and we hereby declare the following to be a sufficiently full, clear, and exact description thereof to enable one skilled in the art to which our invention appertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making part of this specification.

Our invention consists in devices for stiffening the movable rail of the main track.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a switch embodying` our invention. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, with the movable rails changed so as to connect with the side' track. Fig. 3 is anenlarged view of the devices for operating the rails. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan of the joint of the central swinging rail. Fig. 5 is a detached view of the lever of the switch-stand.

' A Aare the permanent stationary rails of the main track, and B B the stationary rails of the side track. C C are short rails, pivoted at c c', whichare adapted to simultaneously change position, occupying in one position (see Fig. l) the line of the main track, and in the other position (see Fig. 2) the line of the side track. The rails at the opposite end slide over the plates E, which are provided with lips c, which serve to prevent the rails C C'V being displaced endwise.

F is a single movable rail of considerable length. It slides over the plates G G Gr G', and stops against the projections g, which resist the side strain of a train in either posiv tion.

The railF is hinged on both sides at f, (the junction of the side and main tracks,) as clearly to the movement of the rails C C', which are connected by rod H for simultaneous action.

The combination and arrangement of these three movable rails C O F, operating as described, dispense entirely with the customary frog, and necessitate the use of but little rail at the switch, very much less than in switches where a frog is necessary.

The switch-stand I is fitted with a rotating shaft, J, carrying the customary signal K.

The lower end of shaft J is secured to a disk7 L, fitted with wrists j for reciprocating the rods M M', to which they are connected.

The rods M M are connected to the rails F C C', in the manner shown, for the purpose of enabling the rotating shaft J to adjust the rails.

The shaft J is provided with a gravita-tin glever, N, the tongue n of which, in either position of the switch-rails, falls into apertures t' in the switch-stand, the tongue being slotted railF. The hinging of the rail F on both sides,

at the junction f ofthe side and main tracks, serves to stiften the joint laterally and prevent displacement of the rail in any direction.

We claim as new and of our invention- In combination with the rod M' and movable rail F,the lever O and rod P, when constructed and arranged substantially as set forth.

In testimony of which invention we hereunto set our hands.

J AMES 'I. GUTI-IRIE. LOUIS PAUSOI-I.

XVitnesses:

FRANK MILLWARD, J. L. WARTMANN. 

